Wagon-brake



(No Model.)

E. G. 8v W, A. H'ANEY.

WAGON BRAKE.

No. 483,056. Patented Sept. 20, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ENOCH G. I-IANEY AND WILLIAM A. HANEY, OF MEDIA, KANSAS.

WAGON-BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,056, datedSeptember 20, 1892.

Application filed April 14, 1892- Serial No. 429,135. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.'

Beit known that we,ENOCH G. HANEY and WILLIAM A. IIANEY, of Media, inthe county of Douglas and State of Kansas, have invented a new andImproved Wagon-Brake, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved wagon-brakewhich is simple and durable in construction, very effective 1noperation, and arranged to permit of a free and unobstructed movement ofthe brakelevers, so as to move the 'brake shoes far enough from thewheels to prevent the blocking of the same with the mud carried up bythe wheels.

The invention also consists of longitudinal bars secured to the sills ofthe'wagon-body and provided with keepers extending downward and carryingpivots for the brake-levers.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, 1n which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is an inverted plan view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2is a longitudinal section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3is a sectional side elevation of part of the improvement on the line 3 3of Fig. l, and Fig. 4. is a transverse section of part ot' theimprovement on the line 4 4L of Fig. l.

The wagon-body A, on which the wagonbrake is applied, is provided withthe usual sills B, connected with each other by longitudinally-extendingbars C C', bolted or otherwise fastened to the under side of the sillsso as to extend a suitable distance from the under surface of the bottomof the wagonbody. On the under sides of the bars C and C' are bolted,riveted, or otherwise secured the keepersD and D', respectively, as isplainly shown in Fig. 3, depending from the said bars, the keepershaving transversely-extending openings, as will be readily understood byreference to the drawings.

In the bars C C' and the middle or bottom portions of the keepers D D'are held bolts E E', respectively, forming the fulcrum or I pivot forthe brake-levers F F', respectively,

extending transversely and provided at their outer ends with the usualbrake-shoes G G', respectively, adapted to engage the wagonwheels, so asto brake the same.

As shown in Fig. 3, the keepers D D' are each provided withhorizontally-extending flanges D2 and D3, ot which one is riveted to therespective bar C or C' and the other is connected by a bolt O2 to therespective bar, the said bolt also passing through the sill and bottomof the wagon-body to fasten the bar C or' C' in place.

The inner ends of the brake-levers F and F' are pivotally connected bythe links H and H', respectively, with a bolt or pin I, held at one endin the transversely-extending lever J and at its other end in a keeperK, attached to the under side of the said lever J. rIhe lever J has itsfulcrum on a pin J', attached to one of the bars C C', the said pin Jextending upward toward the under side of the bottom of the Wagon-body,the said lever J resting between the bars C C' and the underside of thewagon-body. The free end of the lever J is connected in the usual mannerwith the mechanism for operating the brakes.

It is understood that the lever J extends from the bar C, on which it ispivoted,bey0nd the other bar C' to connect at its outer end with themechanism for operating the brake. Between the bars C C', on theopposite sides of the keeper K, are arranged the longitudinal bars L L,passing under the lever J and over the brake-levers F and F',respectively.

The brake is operated in the usual mannerthat is, when a pull is exertedon the lever J in the direction of the arrow o.' then the inner ends ofthe brake-levers F F'swing forward and the outer ends, carrying theshoes G G', swing rearward in contact with the tires of thewagon-wheels, thus braking the wagon.

It will be seen that by the arrangement described the lever J has afreeand unobstructed movement from one sill B to the other, as thebrakelevers F and F are pivoted below the said lever J and bars O C' andthe lever J rests on the longitudinal bars C C'. The inside longitudinalbars L are placed near the center, so as to prevent irregular movementof the brake-levers F F'.

The brake-shoes when in contact with the wheels are forced.downward,which will cause the inner ends of the brake-levers to rise andstrike the bars L L, thus preventing them from striking the rear sill B.

It will further be seen that by the especial construction ofthe keepersD D', carrying the pivots for the brake-levers F F', respectively, thelatter can be conveniently removed Whenlever desired by removing thebolts E E and disconnecting the links H H without disturbing any otherparts.

It will further be seen that the brake may be put on and taken 0Ewithout in any way disturbing the box, straps, or sides of the box orwagon-body and relieves them of undue strain, as when compelling` it todo double duty in supporting the sides of the wagonbody and brake thestraps are often broken and the sides of the body much injured.

By connecting the brake-levers F F with the lever J in the mannerdescribed the links H H move on less diverging angles when the leversare moved backward toward the rear sill, so as to allow thesupporting-bars L to be placed nearer to the center of the box thanwould otherwise be the case. In wagonbrakes as now constructed theoperating-lever J and the brake-levers F F are usually arranged in thesame horizontal plane, so that the lever J on being moved rearwardstrikes against the said levers F and F', and consequently prevents afull opening of the brakeshoes G Gthat is, moving the lattersufticiently far from the wagon-wheels.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a wagon-brake, the combination, withlongitudinally-extending bars adapted to be secured to the sills of thewagon-body and keepers secured to the said bars and extending forwardfrom the same, of brake-levers fulcrumed on the said keepers, anoperatinglever pivoted on one of the said longitudinal bars L L andextending between the latter and the wagon-body, and a second set oflongitudinal bars located between therst-named bars and also adapted tobe 'secured to the sills ofthe wagon-body, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a wagon-brake, longitudinally-extending bars adapted to be securedto the under sides of the sills of the wagon-body, a keeper secured toeach of the'said bars and extending downward from the same, and a boltheld in each of the said bars and keepers, in combination withbrake-levers fulcrumed on the said bolts and extending through the saidkeepers, links pivotally connected with the upper sides of the innerends of the said brake-levers, and an operating-lever pivoted on the topof one of the said bars, extending across the wagon-body over the top ofthe other bar, the said level` being provided with a depending pinpivotally connected with the overlapping ends of said links,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a wagon-brake, longitudinally-extending bars adapted to be securedto the under sides of the sills of the wagon-body, a keeper secured toeach of the said bars and extending downward from the same, and a boltheld in each of the said barsand keepers, in combination withbrake-levers fulcrumed on the said bolts and extending through the saidkeepers, links pivotally connected with the inner ends of the saidbrake-levers, an oper ating-lever pivoted on the top of one of the saidbars extending across the wagon-body over the top of the other bar, thesaid lever being provided withapin pivotally connected with the saidlinks, and a keeper held on the lower side of said operating-lever andsup,-A

porting the lower end of the said pivotrpin for the links, substantiallyas shown and described.

ENOCH G. HANEY. WILLIAM A. I'IANEY.

Witnesses:

J. P. SLAUGHTER, JAMES MURRAY.

